English Vocabulary from "The Hindu" - 20th January 2016

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Hi Friends, I am Kani. Here I am sharing English Vocabulary from Editorial section of The Hindu dated 20th January 2016. Happy Reading :)

Topic 1 : "Lessons from a floating armoury"

Armoury - a place where weapons and other military equipment are stored
Conviction - the decision of a judge in a court of law that someone is guilty of a criminal offence
Crew member - a member of a group of people who work together, especially on a ship
Vessel - a ship or large boat
Ammunition - objects that can be shot from a weapon (bullets or bombs)
Throw light on something - to provide explanation for something that makes it easier to understand
Convicted - declare (someone) to be guilty of a criminal offence by the judge in a court
Rigorous - strict
Despite - without influenced by something
Vigorous - strong / forceful
Sentence - a punishment given by a judge in court to a person or organization after they have been found guilty of doing something wrong
Verdict - decision made by the Court, after judging the facts that are given
Maritime - connected with the sea
Contradicted - opposite to something
Armaments - weapons or military equipment
Distress - extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain
Exempts - to excuse someone or something from a duty, payment, etc
Cache - a hidden store of things
Ought to be - it should be
Eye-opener - something that shows or teaches you something in a surprising way
Deploying - bring into effective action
Adequate - enough

Topic 2 : "Growing crackdown on activists"

Crackdown - to start dealing with bad or illegal behaviour in a more serious / painful way
Audacious - showing a willingness to take risks or offend people
Unprovoked - occurring without motivation
Resentment - painful anger you feel when someone does something wrong to you
Accountability - completely responsible
Mob - a large crowd of people causing trouble or violence
Assailant - a person who physically attacks another (attacker)
Probed - to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know
Innocuous - not harmful or offensive
Grievances - complaints
Heed - careful attention
Unsavoury - unpleasant
Offenders - people who do something wrong or causes problems
Isolation - separate (not connected to other things)
Hound - to chase someone (because you want to get something from them)
Surmise - to guess something, without having any proof
Temper - to suddenly become angry
Nuance - a very slight difference
Overarching - most important
Regime - government
Hostile - unfriendly
Aversion - a strong dislike
Intimidation - to frighten someone, in order to make them to do something that you want them to do
Disparaging - criticizing
Legitimising - to make something legal or acceptable
Sphere - an area of knowledge / work etc